Burgess Field
55D · Brown City, Michigan · Sanilac County · map
Burgess Field is a public-use airport, 2 miles south of Brown City, Michigan, 827 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 10/28, is 3,090 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Burgess Field?
Its FAA code is 55D.
Where is Burgess Field?
It is 2 miles south of Brown City, Michigan, 827 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Burgess Field?
Its one runway, 10/28, is 3,090 feet long, grass.
Does Burgess Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Burgess Field?
2 pilot examiners and 14 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 55D
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 827 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- October 2023
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,090 × 50 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 10: trees 70 ft high 75 ft from the end
- Runway 28: threshold displaced 575 ft, power line 38 ft high 20 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Dupont/Lapeer Airport (14 nm southwest), Romeo State Airport (23 nm south), St. Clair County International (26 nm southeast), Tuscola Area Airport (26 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Marlette Township Airport (9 nm northwest), Dupont/Lapeer Airport (14 nm southwest), Sandusky City Airport (18 nm north), Romeo State Airport (23 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Michigan · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- Approach ratio 20:1 to dthr.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp. Approach ratio 20:1 to dthr.
- Runway 10 dthr 1593 feet, extds beyond runway midpt.
- Deer, birds, and wildlife in the vicinity of airport.
- Opposite runway end not vsb from threshold.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Brown City from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Brown City, Michigan: 3 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 14 aviation medical examiners, 2 engineering representatives.
- Daniel Stephen Unger private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Saint Clair County Airport · Smiths Creek, MI (23 nm) · (586) 675-6030 · [email protected]
- Gerald Leigh Stanley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · DCT Aviation · Waterford Township, MI (38 nm) · (248) 613-9713 · [email protected]
All 18 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Brown City 3 aircraft · 3 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 220 landing places
- Michigan 7,223 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/55D.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.